I have a photo taken in Portland. It is of F.T. Blake & Co. Grocers. It appears to be on a corner piece of property. I believe it is Lafayette or Fayette Blake(descended from Jasper Blake, NH) Is this name familiar to anyone?

Julie - Don't know just what info you're looking for, but can add this - have I not looked these up before? But, I will repeat it, just in case I haven't. All those mentioned are buried at River View Cemetery, all in Section 9, Lot 65: Mary Sleight, Grave # 8, intered on 3 Oct 1899 John Sleight, Grave #9. intered on 12 Dec 1916 Anna Sleight, Grave #10, interred on 7 Dec 1919 Robert L. Brant, Grave #7, interred on 11 Mar 1921 Robert Sleight, Grave #6, interred on 28 April 1953 I don't know what relationship Robert Brant is to the others, but the fact that he is buried in the middle of the family, leads me to believe that he must be of some relation. It would be worth investigating. You should write to the archives and get copies of the death certificates of the middle three, and probably also have them check to see if Mary is listed in the Chronological Index to Portland Deaths. There is also a Portland Birth register which would cover the 1894 birth of Reta - which you mentioned in another post. All of those can be searched at the Archives, at the Genealogical Forum - in Portland, or through a Family History Center. You should also check for obituaries in the Portland papers. You will find those at the University of Oregon library, or at the Multnomah County library, Portland State University Library, Lake Oswego Public Library, or I'm sure others of which I am not aware. I also thought that I would add that the two addresses you gave where they lived, are different from the number designations today. The Kearney address would be in the block between 13th & 14th on today's map, and the address on 3rd, would lie between Montgomery & Harrison. Both locations are no longer in areas where there are any houses. It is all commercial properties. What kind of information are you looking for by your post? Julie JulieKidd@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JulieKidd/

Hi List; Is anyone willing to do some lookups for me on my PLACE family? Julie

I received the following request for an obit lookup. If somone can help Robert please contact him directly. Matthew Porter >From rmcgee@atomic.net Mon Sep 6 14:44:09 1999 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:42:07 -0400 From: "Robert S. McGee, Jr." <rmcgee@atomic.net> To: MPORTER@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU Subject: COUNTY LOOKUP Mattew: I am researching the brother of my great greatgrandfather, William D.McGee (d 9 Dec 1910). He died and was buried in Salem, but his death certificate lists his prinicpal residence as Portland I am trying to locate a volunteer or genealogy society in the Portland area who would do an obit search for me. I have not found an e-mail address or society on the Multnomah Co website. Can you help direct me to someone who can do this lookup for me? You help is greatly appreciated! Robert McGee, Greensboro, NC

Sorry everyone! The name of the funeral home is "Hennessey, Goetsch and McGee". I guess my fingers goofed on that one! Kathy

Hello list! I need an obit for John MINTO, d. 29 July 1967. He lived (and died) in Portland. Also, can anyone check the funeral home's records for me? The funeral home was Hennessey, Gand McGee in Portland. John was a brother of my grandfather. Thanks in advance! Kathy Hutson Poultney, VT

Searching for any information on my ggrandparents, Robert and Lida SLEIGHT. They were married sometime in the early 1890's in Portland. They had eight children. Mayme (D'Arcy), Lois (Brant), Lulu (Frederick), Hattie (Gross-Hershberger), Robert (my grandfather), Lida (Palandri), Albert, and Reta (Smith). Albert is the only living child. A couple lived in Grants Pass at the time of their deaths. One lived in Clackamas Co. The other four lived in Multnomah Co. Uncle Al lives in Washington Co. Thanks, Julie Hendrix

John SMITH married Reta SLEIGHT in Portland, Oregon. John was born sometime around 1890. Reta was born sometime in 1894. Her parents were Robert and Lida SLEIGHT. Reta and John had one daughter, Violet. Thanks, Julie Hendrix

Searching for any information on David WALLACE and Dora LAWYER. They were married in 1885 in Portland, Oregon. David was from Kansas. Dora was born in Washington. They had four children. Grace, Claud, Arthur, and Alice. David and his partner had a milk business in Portland. The family moved to Woodland, Washington and they are all buried there with their spouses. Except for Alice. She is still living in Woodland. Thanks, Julie Hendrix

Looking for any information on John, Mary, Anna, and Robert SLEIGHT. John and Mary were married in England. Robert was born on October 2, 1862 in Lancashire. They family moved to Portland, Oregon in 1887. Mary died 1890. John remarried a woman named Anna. She died in 1910. John lived at 488 Kearney St, Multnomah Co. at the time of his two wifes deaths. He died on December 11, 1916 at Roberts home at 388 Third St., Portland. Thanks, Julie Hendrix

Dear Julie Portland is a large city and it has been here a long time. I knew a lot of peope named Smith and Wallace over the years. Can you be more specific about when these people lived here and what their given names were and perhaps what kind of work or any idea where they lived in Portland. Just surnames is too 'general' to get any replies that will help you in your research. Doneva -----Original Message----- From: Poker2@aol.com [mailto:Poker2@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 9:10 AM To: ORMULTNO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ORMULTNO-L] SLEIGHT, FREDERICK, SPIES, ECK, SMITH, WALLACE...... Seeking any information on SLEIGHT, FREDERICK, SPIES, ECK, SMITH, WALLACE from Portland, Oregon. Thanks, Julie Hendrix

Seeking any information on SLEIGHT, FREDERICK, SPIES, ECK, SMITH, WALLACE from Portland, Oregon. Thanks, Julie Hendrix

Hi My name is Leif Erik Bisgaard and i search for descendant to Hannah Zell borned in Oslo Norway 21/1-1899 as Hannah Wold, daughter of Hans Christian and Thekla Wold Migrated to Chicago Cook 1903 and died 15/6-1992 in Multnomah. Last residens was 97205 Portland Multnomah OR. Thank you. bisleif@online.no

Does anyone know how I could find out the exact death date of one of my relatives that lived in Portland at the time on her death? Her name is Mary L. Triplett and all I have is that she died in 1955. Her husband's name is Andrew Jesse. He was working at the Portland Rose Garden at the time of his wife's death. Thanks, Verla Pinkerton

I am trying to find information on Joseph Frank Zajic: Born 9/28/1916 in Colome, SD. Died 7/2/1994 in Gresham,OR. He married Trozie Tjomsland on 10/14/1940 in either Portland,OR or Roseburg,OR. They had two sons: Robert 5/7/1942 and Donald. Trozie and Joe divorced and Joe remarried. His second wife was Gladys McCoula (?Sp) of Gresham. I am looking for any information on Joe that I can get. Does anyone have any info for me? Thanks, Lori Nielsen paperboy@ramcell.net

Verla - Oregon has a death index. It is available on microfilm, at most Oregon libraries, but more importantly, at the Family History Library. You can order the film in and check it yourself. I believe that you can also send an email request to the Oregon State Archives, and they will check the index for you. At least, I believe this is one of the types of searches they will do. You can e-mail them at : reference.archives@state.or.us Julie JulieKidd@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JulieKidd/

I want to thank those who helped me gather information on the family of Waters CARMAN. He was born in 1811 (in NY or CT), moved to Illinois in 1822, to California in 1849 and to Oregon in 1852. To help those who have information on only one of his marriages, I will list below both wives and all of his children. Waters' parents were Jacob Carman, Jr. and Mahala Golden, both born about 1785. His paternal grandparents were Jacob Carman, Sr. (born November 13, 1747 in Oyster Bay, NY) and Rachel Weeks. Waters Carman was a millwright and worked as an overseer at the mills of the Durham family at Oswego, Oregon. At their home he met his second wife; she was a recent widow. After their marriage in 1852, Waters and Lucretia applied for and received a 320 acre Donation Land Claim in 1853 near Lake Oswego, Oregon. Descendants of Waters Carman 1 Waters Carman b: 1811 in NY or CT d: September 29, 1878 in Lake Grove, Clackamas Co., OR +Lavania Buckman b: December 22, 1819 in Potsdam, NY m: 1835 in Sangamon Co., IL d: August 20, 1846 in IL Father: Joel Buckman Mother: Huldah Tilley 2 Charles Broadwell Carman b: 1837 d: August 15, 1865 2 Joel Buckman Carman b: 1839 d: 1912 2 Jacob W. Carman b: 1842 d: 1919 +Ada F. McNeal m: December 23, 1866 2 Rachel Lavania Carman b: 1844 d: 1894 +Briggs *2nd Wife of Waters Carman: +Lucretia Allyn b: 1824 m: September 12, 1852 in Oswego, Clackamas Co., OR d: September 1902 2 George Carman b: 1854 in OR d: Abt. 1862 in OR 2 Mary Lucretia Carman b: June 24, 1856 in Oswego, OR d: 1921 +Richard Benjamin Wilmot b: 1838 Father: Robert Perry Wilmot 2 Henrietta (Etta) Carman b: 1859 +Daniel Magone Father: Joseph Magone, Major 2 Helen Adelia (Della) Carman b: Abt. 1862 +Fred Rathbun If anyone has additional information on this family, I would be happy to correspond. Sue in Virginia

Hi Everyone-- I am hoping someone can help me in my search for the names of the wife and children of ISAAC HILL. He owned land in Oregon that I am researching. He was born in what is now Mason County, W. Va. Isaac's parents were Daniel Webster HILL (b. 1813 in Va.) and Rebecca THORNTON (b. 1818). Daniel was son of JONATHAN HILL (b. 1779 in Rhode Is.) and Roxy Ann WARNER. Descendants of Daniel Webster Hill 1 Daniel Webster Hill b: August 22, 1813 in Virginia d: June 21, 1874 maybe in Oregon +Rebecca Thornton b: 1818 m: March 25, 1835 in Mason Co., VA 2 Isaac Hill b: 1836 in WV d: 1917 in Portland, OR +Mary b: in WV [What was Mary's surname? Their children?] 2 Bowdridge Hill b: 1838 d: in Oregon ? 2 Roxy Ann Hill b: 1841 2 Lorenzo Hill b: 1845 d: in Oregon ? 2 William Allen Hill b: 1847 2 Esther A. Hill b: 1850 2 Mary A. Hill b: 1853 2 Laban Hill b: 1854 2 Thomas Brook Hill b: 1858 2 Martha Josephine Hill b: 1859 Isaac and Mary were probably married in Mason Co., W. Va. They moved to Oregon in 1862. Isaac's brothers Bowdridge, Lorenzo and Laban also moved to Oregon and acquired land near Portland, Oregon. Thanks for your help. Sue

Message text written by INTERNET:ORMULTNO-L@rootsweb.com > Hi Everyone -- I am hoping that someone has information about Waters CARMAN. He took Donation Land Claim # 74 (Certificate # 1663). It was for 326 acres in the northwest corner of Clackamas County, just a mile from the Multnomah Co border. It was in Twp. 2S Range 1E; today it is in Lake Oswego near highway I-5. Carman Drive in that area must have been named for him. From records in the Oregon History Center, Waters Carman was born in 1811 in Luzerne Co., PA and was in Oregon before Dec. 1, 1850. He married in 1852 to Mrs. Lucretia Gurney. This Waters Carman could have been the brother of Rachel Carman; who lived in Sangamon Co., Illinois in the 1830s. Rachel was born in 1814 in NY or PA and married Jacob E. Roll, and later his cousin, Pierson Roll. Parents of Rachel Carman (and therefore Watters Carman) were Jacob Carman and Mahala Golden. I am interested in Waters Carman and what he did after arrival in Oregon. Did he have an earlier marriage? any children? Can anyone confirm the connection to Rachel Carman and her parents? Thanks, Sue in Virginia< Sue - I don't know if anyone has answered on this, but had a minute at the library tonight and looked him up. There is a (short) biographical sketch of him in Lang's "History of the Willamette Valley", on page 712. It says he was born 1811 in PA; removed to Illinois in 1822, served in the Black Hawk War, in 1835 married Lavina Buckman (who died in 1846) by whom he had four children, in 1849 went to California, then on to Oregon in 1850, married Mrs. Lucretia Gurney in 1852 and had 4 more children. He died on his farm 29 Sep 1878. The 1860 Clackamas Co census says he was born in NY, age 48; wife Lucretia age 32, and the children in the household are George 6, Mary 4, and Henrietta 1. Anyway, he seems a likely candidate to be a relative of your Illinois Carman. Hope this helps somewhat. Julie JulieKidd@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JulieKidd/

Message text written by INTERNET:ORMULTNO-L@rootsweb.com ><<This Isaac Hill was b West Virginia in 1836. His wife was Mary. they came to Oregon in 1862. He acquired the 165-acre tract under the homestead act. On today's map, it's bounded by NE 37th, NE 47th, NE Killingsworth and NE Prescott. Between 1882 and 1888 they sold most of the property for $40 per acre. He died 1917, aged 81, survived by a wife Mary and 5 children. Was a member of Centenary Methodist Church. >> Hi Julie Thanks for the info -- especially the streets that bounded his land. Do you know the names of the 5 children? Sue< Sue - The 1870 census has been published, so I looked in that - they only had four children by then, all under ten. Names were John W., Samuel, Virginia, and Charles. I also looked to see if he had a biographical sketch, and he didn't. I know it's not much, but hope it helps. Julie JulieKidd@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JulieKidd/